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DEFENSIVE HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT
Part 3
3-1. Backward Flip With
Foot To Stomach
As your assailant attacks you, reach over his arms
and grasp his clothing firmly.
Place your foot in his stomach as he continues
with his forward motion.
Fall back, kicking the assailant overhead where he
drops to the deck on his back.
You can retain the clothing grip for a strangle
hold and control him for further attacks.
Points to note.
Grasp clothing.
Place foot in stomach.
Fall backward.
Kick assailant overhead.
Retain hold.
Conclude attack.
3-2. Chancery Against
Low Frontal Attack
As your adversary comes to you, ward him off with
a stiff arm to the head and throw one arm under his shoulder.
Place your other arm across the side of his face
and lock his head on the inside of your opposite elbow.
Pressure upward will break the neck.
A knee lift to the solar plexus can be used with a
throw to the deck for further counterattack.
Points to note.
Quick stiff-arm.
Apply chancery.
Knee lift to solar plexus.
Throw opponent.
3-3. Arm Drag
As your opponent rushes, reach straight over and
grab your opponent’s wrist and at the same time secure the upper arm on the
underside with your other hand.
Simultaneously throw a foot across the assailant’s
instep or shin.
Then pull him back to fall over your leg or hip.
Carry out further counterattacks from the rear.
Points to note.
Secure arm.
Throw leg across.
Fall back.
Trip.
Conclude attack.
3-4. The Leg Pick Up
As your opponent rushes you, knock his arm out to
the side, step in with one knee to the deck, and grasp him firmly above the
knees.
With your shoulder, hit him in the stomach to
raise him off the deck.
Place one hand in his back, keeping the other
round his legs and drop him to the deck on his head or neck.
Conclude with knee drop, kick to ribs or any other
attack.
Points to note.
Knock hands to side.
Secure legs.
Lift knees off deck.
Switch hand to back.
Drop on head or neck.
Knee drop to ribs.
Conclude attack.
3-5. The Hip Lock
Draw the arms of your opponent under your own.
Lock his right arm with a grapevine, which places your hand between his chest
and yours.
Grasp his left elbow with your right hand. Cross
your left leg in front of him. Bend, and using your hip as a fulcrum, heave him over.
Points to note.
Draw opponent to you.
Lock the arms.
Step through.
Pull over.
3-6. The Reverse Hip
Lock
In this manoeuvre, the
right arm slips under the left shoulder and the left arm secures the elbow of
your opponent.
You step across him with the right foot. Use the
right hip as a fulcrum and throw him over.
Points to note.
Secure the arms.
Step behind. The foot action is important.
Throw over hip.
3-7. The Offensive
Wrist Lock
The wrist lock is a highly versatile offensive
tactic.
In this example, it develops from an attempted one
hand strangle.
The hold is broken by palming the opponent’s hand
and forcing forward. The wrist lock is then applied.
Fingers over the wrist and thumbs forcing the hand
back.
The assailant must follow the lead of the hand or
suffer a broken wrist.
With this lead, the opponent is easily thrown and
subject to various forms of counterattack. Such as breaking
the wrist or elbow. A kick to the ribs, solar plexus
or the groin.
The opponent is also held in a helpless position
without the use of the hands.
Points to note.
Peel off the grasping hand.
Apply wrist lock.
Pull opponent to the deck.
Break elbow or wrist.
Continue with foot attacks to other vulnerable areas.
3-8. The Reverse Wrist
Lock
When an assailant seizes your clothing or pushes,
He is completely vulnerable to counterattack.
Reach over and grab the little fingers of your
opponent’s hand.
Place other hand on his elbow for leverage and
roll his arm.
As his head is forced down, clamp your elbow over
his shoulder.
Any resistance on his part can result in broken
bones or forced joints.
You can use your foot or knee in the face if
necessary.
Points to note.
Reach over.
Grasp little finger edge of opponent’s hand.
Step in.
Apply pressure out and down.
3-9. Double Wrist Lock
In this illustration, a leg tackle is applied by
the opponent.
Seize his wrist straight over with your hand.
Slide your other hand over his arm above the elbow and clasp your own wrist,
thereby completing a double wrist lock.
From this position, a natural development is a
twisting hammer lock up the back, with a throw backwards.
Points to note.
Apply double wrist lock.
Apply twisting hammer lock.
Throw over with a kick.